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Various BSODs at wake up/start up/using Chrome

Uncommanded wake from sleep yet no wake devices or wake timers existW7 PC wakes up from sleep every few minutes. It didn't use to. I am the builder / owner / sole user. Investigation done so far at the DOS prompt to establish the cause:
powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
(no results returned)
powercfg -waketimers
There are no active wake timers in the...

General Discussion

gray screen with horizontal lines at start up or wake from sleepMy daughter's hp pavilion dv6-6163cl entertainment notebook has begun to show a gray screen with horizontal lines at start up and after sleep (opening the laptop cover). This lasts for a few moments, then her log in screen appears. There is no sound when the screen appears and no mouse visible. It...